Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday warned that police officers will be in danger of layoffs unless the city proceeds with a half-cent sales tax hike planned for the March 5 ballot.

Speaking to The Times editorial board, Beck complained that he is already unable to hire 911 operators, custody officers and mechanics to repair squad cars. And he warned that the LAPD would probably lose 500 officers without the more than $200 million expected from a sales tax increase.

Someone should have the kahones to say, “OK, I date ya to start layoffs.” I think we need a “jerkass politician” with the kahones to tell the truth and be willing to do the things needed and not apologize for anything. In short, we need a President like Dr. House in “House.”

Instead of calling them PINK SLIPS, they need to call them from now on BLUE SLIPS. Hope the door doesn’t hit them on the way out the door. All elections carry consequences. Results are indicative of the choices people make at the polls. Maybe if this is repeated often enough, people will learn at least within the next 4 years.

Every time a city gets short of revenue they threaten to cut cops and firefighters. It’s because they do so many other things that can be cut. It’s blackmail.

It’s not their salaries that are the problem, it’s the retirement.

BTW the city of LA is bankrupt they just won’t admit it. There cops on patrol ratio is much higher than most other major cities. Bratten got people out of the office and on patrol reducing response time, but still one of the lowest number of officers per capita and LA is geographically a very big city.

...police officers will be in danger of layoffs... ...he is already unable to hire 911 operators, custody officers and mechanics to repair squad cars.

So what's the problem? If you lay off the cops, you won't NEED the squad cars. There's no point answering 911 calls when there's no one to respond. And without cops, no one will be arrested so who needs custody officers?

Problem solved.

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posted on 11/08/2012 4:31:09 PM PST
by ZOOKER
( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)

if one knew that they had to actually work for 30 yrs, could not go and get on early pensions thru "disability" due to stress, and if they were responsive to community needs, it might alter my opinion....

Dear Kalifornia democrats... here is the solution to your needs. Hollywood thinks the rich need to pay higher taxes... jay z, beyonce, cameron diaz, barbara streisand, ron howard, rob reiner, cher, roseanne... tim robbins and all of the other lonney cloonies and johannsonesque siliconed bimbos... and have the studios and production companies pay them union scale... we love unions no? Then take everything that is left from their exorbitant salaries and thank them for paying “their fare share”.

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